The Much Awaited Return of Promotion Maths

[QuintonVilla]

Wolves were very good yesterday but equally we were dreadful. Gave them far too much time and space and offered no threat going forward so they could commit as many forward as they liked. They lost comfortably to Sheff Utd a couple of weeks ago so they're not invincible. Bruce as ever in any tough away game was more concerned about the opposition and forgot we also need to give them something to think and worry about.

[PeterWithe]

Agree with that, he might get some good runs but the default mindset seems to be negative, when we've gone into games letting the opposition worry about us then we've looked so much better.

I dont suppose he's going to change at this stage of his career.

[QuintonVilla]

The game I always refer to is Bristol City away. We'd just scored 8 goals in two games then we went there and he changed the system and was more concerned about nullifying the opposition. It's Bristol City for feck sake, not Man City. We've spent millions and it should be us taking the game to any team in this league because let's face it this league is shite.

[Clampy]

As disappointing as yesterday was, we're mid way through October and we're 7th, a point off the play offs and 5 points off second. It could and should be better but it's not too bad overall.

[SoccerHQ]

Need 70 + for play offs.

We'll still be in the mix as we have enough to beat the bottom half teams home and away so the points will build up that way.

To be top 2 though you need much more. To actually beat a top 6 contender a couple of times a season. We're hardly done that since we've been down here which is very worrying.

Wolves have beat one top six contender, us. We beat Fulham next week bouncing back, so will we.

We were very poor yesterday no doubt.

They beat Boro on the opening day.

Sheff United did beat them but they were down to 10 men for 75 minutes which impacts on things. Would anyone fancy us to get a result if we had a red card after 20 minutes?

[Villa75]

Yesterday was a chance to show that we are a real force, capable of automatic promotion.

We showed nothing of the sort.

[Des Little]

Wolves will win this league, of that I'm sure. They gave us a proper lesson yesterday.

[ez]

Wolves will win this league, of that I'm sure. They gave us a proper lesson yesterday.

Agree, and it's a dent in our automatic promotion hopes if 1 place looks already taken.

[saunders_heroes]

Wolves will win this league, of that I'm sure. They gave us a proper lesson yesterday.

Agree, and it's a dent in our automatic promotion hopes if 1 place looks already taken.

I think they’ll be a lot of twists and turns before anyone lifts the trophy at the end of the season.

[Nastylee]

The Preston game looks a dangerous one in a couple of weeks. That said, November has the potential to be another profitable month against teams you'd like to think we can beat. If we have another September over the next half dozen games we could really be knocking on the door.

[Matt Collins]

The game I always refer to is Bristol City away. We'd just scored 8 goals in two games then we went there and he changed the system and was more concerned about nullifying the opposition. It's Bristol City for feck sake, not Man City. We've spent millions and it should be us taking the game to any team in this league because let's face it this league is shite.

It was a mistake. But at that point in time our away form had been hopeless for over two years. We'd frequently just buckled under and sort of pressure. So I can see why he wanted to solidify

But yeh it was definitely a mistake

[SoccerHQ]

Home form will get us top 6.

Away form will decide how close or how far we get to top 2.

We really need a better mentality away from home and that I fear will see us just miss out on automatics.

[QuintonVilla]

Do not go to the Temple Of Doom next week and play for a draw. Bruce needs to forget that it's a derby and think they're on a par with Barnsley and Burton who beat 3-0 and 4-0. If we go there to win and take the game to them we'll smash them.

[Ads]

Forget it's a derby and we will get beat.

[QuintonVilla]

We were terrified of losing it last season and didn't cross the halfway line second half. Fortunate to get a draw in the end. We need to go there with a positive approach and let our quality take over.